UK diesel has passed £2 a litre for the first time, and the reasons go well beyond the oil price: here is what is really driving record pump costs and who pays for them.
August borrowing came in £3.5bn above forecast with debt interest at its highest August level since 1997, leaving the chancellor with a narrower set of options before the October Budget and households with plenty to think about.
Energy costs are stoking inflation and central banks may push rates higher, so here is what a possible rise could mean for UK borrowers, savers and everyday budgets.
Supermarkets are quietly swapping traditional mackerel for a cheaper, less nutritious species, and consumer campaigners say it is a textbook case of "skimpflation" hitting UK shoppers.
